hone

About 0.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
2. noun A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
3. verb To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
4. verb To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
5. verb To refine (a skill especially) by learning.
6. verb To make more acute, intense, or effective.
7. noun A kind of swelling in the cheek.
8. verb To grumble.

Similar words

perfect whet strop sharpen grind refine upgrade enhance ream fine-tune

Often followed by

their your in and the his of my heke

Word family

honed honer honers hones honing